Touring visitors around Ottawa is one of those pleasures that just gets better and better as you uncover more intricate history, attractions and unique sights. The Capital City of Canada, Ottawa, could also be dubbed ‘The Museum Capital of Canada’. With over 13 major museums, a dozen government attractions, and an extensive Art Gallery, there is something to satisfy every curiosity, every history buff, every art connoisseur and every entertainment taste. You could literally spend months touring this Museum Gem of Canada.

Chatting with the local guides, Members of Parliament (MPs), security persons and even Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has uncovered a few ‘off the beaten path’ attraction anomalies that add to the intrigue and beauty of the Canada’s National Capital Region.

1)The Acoustic Anomaly of the Baldwin-LaFontaine Statue on Parliament Hill. Tucked to the right and behind the main Parliament building, up behind the statue of Queen Elizabeth II sitting on a horse. Robert Baldwin and Louis LaFontaine established responsible government in Canada with the 1841 reunion of Upper and Lower Canada. Stand front and center and face this monument that looks like a mini stage. Speak in a normal voice and listen.. The sound has the natural acoustic amplification qualities like those of a mini Red Rocks Colorado amphitheater. Don’t leave yet! Sit two people opposite each other; one at the extreme right and one at the extreme left edges of the ‘stage’. Have the two whisper a conversation back and forth. WOW!

2)The Cat Sanctuary on Parliament Hill is to the left of the main Parliament building. For over 18 years and counting, volunteers have fed the 26 plus colony of stray cats. Formality and compassion in harmony. You can’t get any more Canadian than that, eh!

3)Drive along Sussex Drive from Rideau Street and continue through the round-about at 24 Sussex and Rideau Hall (across the street) on up to the RCMP Musical Ride Training Facility. You might even get to feed the horses through the fence! On the return drive enjoy the Ottawa River look-off, zip up into Rockcliffe Park to see Embassies, Ambassadors’ Homes and homes of the Ottawa elite. Park near Rideau Hall, walk its beautiful gardens and capture the Changing of the Guard.

4)No trip to Ottawa is complete with out a drive up into Gatineau Park, a short drive to an entrance just over one of the 5 bridges between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. This park is a mecca for mountain bikers. On one excursion we watched a black bear eating by the side of road just a short distance inside this park. Drive right up to the Champlain Look-off, which overlooks the Ottawa Valley and Ottawa River. Gatineau Park is on the edge of the Canadian Shield. An incredible site any time, but particularly a perfect place in the Autumn. You might be lucky enough to view the excitement of hang gliders or para-gliders against this pristine valley backdrop. Oh! You must exit the park through Chelsea so you can enjoy the homemade ice cream and waffle cones of La Cigale.

5)Bicycle along the miles and miles of pathways throughout the National Capital region. And if that is not enough, every summer Sunday morning, sections of the River Parkway are blocked to regular automobile traffic for your biking, walking and running pleasure. Ottawans are serious cyclists ? even through the cold and snowy winters!

6)Early September (Labour Day Weekend) is the time to catch the fun and color of the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival. Since 1988, this annual festival has been attracting huge crowds and hundreds of balloons. To view these Aerial Art Flotilla drifting over the Ottawa River and the Peace Tower of the Parliament Buildings is a photographers delight. Just listen to that distinctive deep ‘whooshing’ sound as they ignite the burners.

Most of Ottawa can be enjoyed with a walking tour. But treat yourself to one of the river or canal boat tours, bus tours or hop aboard the old Wakefield stream train for a step back in time. Nature. History. Geology. Outdoor Activities. Politics. Animals. Take a little time to enjoy Ottawa’s other amenities.

And what does Ottawa offer during those cold Winter months? That’s another story for another day.

Krabi Attractions: What to Visit in Krabi, Thailand
Buses leave Phuket bus station for Krabi approximately every half hour. When you arrive you will get off the bus near Phuket town. The town doesn’t really have much in the way of interest except markets. Best to hop on a motorbike and head for Ao Nang beach. There is also an airport in Krabi with direct connections from Bangkok and Phuket. Or, go by ferry direct from Rassada Pier near Phuket Town – ferries leave Rassada at 8.30 am and 10.30 am.

Ao Nang Beach in Krabi is a buzzy little place – plenty budget guest houses and lots of restaurants. The beach road stretches in a U shape and takes about 15 minutes to walk down. If you stand facing the sea, the road that turns up to the left is where most of the budget guest houses are. The one that goes to the right is more resort material.

On the road to the left, apart from the fact that there is now a large McDonald’s, you’ll find cool eating houses and book shops amongst small market places selling all sorts of beach wear and sndals. Visit the Full Moon Bar for a welcoming atmosphere and a great selection of music. The owner, Tom. is a lovely Thai guy.

On the seafront, try out one of the many Italian restautants or, even better, Woodstock. This is a total gem. It’s a Mexican place run by a native Californian called Kim. The food is spectacular, prices reasonable and atmosphere excellent.

Grab a long tail boat from Ao Nang to Railay Beach. In West Railay, walk through to East railay and turn left to Ao Phra Nang cave down at the tip. Visit the cave with the princess at the end of the beach.

Ferry Boat to Phi Phi and nearby Islands
For a really enjoyable day out Island Hopper, one of the largest tour groups on Phuket, do a fantastic set of packages around the region. Phuket Guide tried the one to Phi Phi, Bamboo and Khai Islands and the Visitors were inpressed.

A mini van picked up visitors up at 7.45 am and set off for Koh Siray near Phuket town. There was coffee waiting for the visitors at the beach and, despite the fact that there were about 40 tuouists milling around, Island Hopper staff were well organized and spoke English well so the visitors all ended up in the correct group very quickly. The guide explained where the visitors would go and gave them all informative leaflets before leading them to speedboat. There were 11 passengers on board. The visitors sped out into the ocean and all started to relax as Ek, the lovely guide, served them some fresh fruit and told them stories of different sea creatures he had encountered on his travels.

Visitors stopped at Bamboo Island a protected resource and got off for some swimming and a walk around. Visitors were told not to remove anything from the island and to take care to respect the environment.

Next it was on to a beautiful cove for some excellent snorkelling and fishing feeding. Then off for a swim at Maya bay then a stop for lunch at a nice restaurant on Phi Phi Island. There was another snorkelling trip and a final stop on Khai island. There’s not much here except a few small stalls selling beer and snacks but it’s a good place to wind down after a day of activities.The companydrop visitors off at their hotel around 6 pm.

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Travour offers you tours and trips to the beautiful destinations of Singapore. The trip can be trimmed or added as per your wishes. Read on to know about the most famous destinations of Singapore. You can also use the Map of Asia to see the geographical location of Singapore and its regions.

Parks And Reserves
Singapore is famous world wide as a Garden City. on your tour to Singapore you will find the city well laden with beautiful gardens, parks, tropical green plants, radiant flowers that carpet the Singaporean landscape all over. We are describing some of them here-

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
It is a beautiful natural reserve with a rainforest in its borders, where tigers roamed once. It is a reserve that is spread in 164-hectare area and contains different varieties of types of plants. Bukit Timah Hill, the highest point of Singapore, lying in the heart of the reserve is the main tourist attraction here. Birds’ melodious songs and voices of monkeys or pangolin accompany you when you roam here in the greenery while listening to the birds. You may even see some.

Chinese and Japanese Gardens
These two gardens are located side by side to each other. But reflect beautifully contrasting landscapes. The Chinese garden spreading across 13-hectare area has the representation of being a traditional Chinese imperial garden with pagodas, while the Japanese Garden highlights simplicity with its stone lanterns, classical Japanese motifs and Zen rock garden.

East Coast Park
East Coast Park is the best playground not only for Singaporeans but also for international tourists. It offers numerous avenues of fun, like cycling, canoeing, windsurfing, bowling, picnicking and more. You can also enjoy delicious food served here.

Jurong Bird Park And Jurong Reptile Park
Covering the vast area of 20-hectares, this is the largest bird park in the whole South-East Asia. It is the home for about 8000 birds of 600 species. Named as Birds of Prey, it displays the outstanding huntsman ship of big birds like, the eagles, falcon and hawks. . It also has the world’s biggest man-made waterfall and world’s largest hornbill collections. The main attraction for tourists is the Jurong Bird Park All-Star Bird Show, which entertains you by beautiful parrots, flamingos and other thrilling highlights. You can also see Penguins swimming in their air-conditioned habitat.

Jurong Reptile Park is also South-East Asia’s largest one that boasts over 50 reptilian species living in various landscapes. It offers you memorable experiences like, walking a track near which the reptiles freely roam, enjoying the reptile shows or taking a snap with them.

The Night Safari
Night Safari is such irrestible attraction of Singapore that no tourist can afford to miss. It is the world’s foremost and only night zoo of its kind. It offers you the chance to see nocturnal animals’ activities in eight different biological zones. Some 1000 nocturnal animals ranging from timorous forest dwellers to ferocious predators. This is a great opportunity to explore the Asian, African and South American habitations in the dark, which diminishes all the visible barricades between the tourists and the wild animals.

Chinatown
Famous as the cultural heart of Singapore, Chinatown provides memorable glimpses in Singaporean history with its plentiful temples, bedecked terraces and an interestingly frenzied hodgepodge of shops, trading merchants and their continuous activities. Nice restaurants and posh shops décor the whole of Chinatown, beautifully.

Little India
Little India is a humbly multihued area having small shops, nice-smelling aromas and melodic Hindi film music. Its whole environ lends much needed break from the prudish contemporaneousness of the city. You can pick up pictures of Hindu deities, relish delicious vegetarian food and observe chapatis being fried by street side cooks.

Sentosa Island
The biggest park than all Singapore’s parks together, Sentosa Island is just wonderful. It is the most visited attraction by the international tourists. It offers you everything on earth, from aquariums, museums, sporting facilities, beaches, luxury hotels, rides, walks and food centres. The recently built Carlsberg Sky Tower that offers the whole overview of Sentosa is the best attraction.

Visitors coming to the lovely city of London will come across some popular London Tourist Attractions. The city is frequented by lots of travelers throughout th year. People come here for pleasure trips and also for business purposes.

The city has lot of tourist spots which are very popular all over the world. The tourists coming here must try to pay a visit to all London Tourist Attractions. Exploring this beautiful city will surely turn out to be a memorable experience for everyone. The city is very well connected by very good communication facilities which will allow the travelers to move in the city very comfortably.

A very popular tourist spot in the city is the Tower of London which is a massive but beautiful structure. Then there is the Kew gardens which is also a very beautiful place and the travelers must explore the various species of plants available there. Another place very popular among the children and the adults as well is the London Zoo.

There are variety of animals which can be found in their natural habitat and the whole experience is quite exciting. When in London one must pay a visit to the Buckingham Palace, otherwise the visit to this beautiful city will remain incomplete. The Madame Tussauds museum, which is very popular all over the world for its wax statue is another must visit place for all the travelers. The museum houses statues of many famous people of old and contemporary times, who are associated with various works of life.

Other popular London Tourist Attractions include the Changing of the Guard, London Aquarium, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace. There are many market areas in the city where the travelers must pay visit and check out the various articles found there. The city is filled with historical spots, religious sites, monuments and landmark buildings. All the different museums, theme parks and amusement parks are also worth paying a visit which also comes under the popular tourist spots in London.

Big Ben
Big Ben, London is a very popular site of the London city. Actually it is the Clock Tower which is often which is often mistaken as the Big Ben. The Big Ben is the main bell that is housed within the Clock Tower. This beautiful structure is located at the north-eastern side of the Houses of Parliament building which in Westminster. The Clock Tower is often called The Tower of Big Ben or St Stephen’s Tower or Big Ben. The St Stephen’s Tower is situated in the center of the Palace and this place is the main entry point for the attendees of committees and debates. The Big Ben, London is a one of the famous London Tourist Attractions which must be visited by the tourists coming here.

The Big Ben, London is a 320 feet high structure and the place is named after the biggest bell that weighs more than 13 tons. The bell was cast in the year 1858 at the White chapel Bell Foundry that is in East London. Till date it remains the largest bell that was ever cast. Each of the clock face present in the Clock Tower has got a diameter of more than 7 meters. The Clock Tower just above the Big Ben and at night a light burns above the Clock Tower and the scene looks really very beautiful. The houses of Parliament that are positioned adjacent to the tower are undoubtedly a Gothic masterpiece. All the structures were constructed between the year 1840 and 1888.

Of the entire structure of the Clock Tower, the first 61 meters of the 200 feet of the Tower consist of brickwork along with stone cladding. The remaining portion of the tower is made out of cast iron. The base of the tower is a 15 meters square raft. The four clock present, facing the four directions are around 55 meters above the ground. The main bell present inside the tower is popularly known as the Big Ben, and this name is often associated with the tower. Along with the main bell there are four quarter bells as well. The clock is very well known for its reliability and today it has become a very important symbol of London and the United Kingdom as well.

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Barcelona is considered as the second largest city in Spain. It is located on the Mediterranean coast. Thus the weather in Barcelona is humid and warm in summer. However winters are not so cold in Barcelona. On the other side, there are many big mountains in the city. The hills and mountain range like Catalan Pyrenees is a popular tourist spot. Barcelona is a region of Industrialization and high standard economy. It is considered as a Roman city and follows the Catalan tradition. The language which is commonly spoken in Barcelona is Catalan.

Art and Culture
Opera theatre like Gran Teatre Del Liceu, concert hall like Palau de la Música and Sonar Music Festival represent the Music and Art loving community in Barcelona. This city offers the Music with variety. Contemporary Art, Catalan Art and Spanish Art are exhibited in the well-known National Museum of Art of Catalonia.

Architecture and Monuments
Spanish culture has a great importance of skillfully designed Monuments and Architecture. The masterpiece of Antoni Gaudi called ‘Sagrada Familia Church’ is a renowned Architectural work in the city of Barcelona which is still under construction. It is really astonishing. Park Guell, Palau Guell, Casa Mila, Casa Vicens are Casa Batllo are some of his other Heritage sites, built in the city. The architecture is influenced by Roman Art.

Beaches and Coasts
Barcelona is situated on the coastal region. Thus the beautiful beaches add in the beauty of this city. There are seven beaches in Barcelona. ‘Barceloneta’ is one of the famous beaches in Barcelona. All the facilities for sports are provided on the beaches. Thus the seafront golf courses are also made on the coastal area of this city.

Flavors of Barcelona
Catalonian recipes are the specialty of Barcelona’s cuisine. It has Mediterranean flavors which make the cuisine unique. Local dishes like Catalan stew, bread rubbed with tomato and sausages with white beans are offered in this city. The meal of Barcelona’s cuisine ends up with the delicious dessert ‘Crème Catalana’.

Barcelona Tourist Attractions
Barcelona is considered as the second largest city in Spain.
It is located on the Mediterranean coast. Thus the weather in Barcelona is humid and warm in summer. However winters are not so cold in Barcelona. The hills and mountain range like Catalan Pyrenees is a popular tourist spot. It houses several Tourist Attractions inviting the tourist to come and feast on its heritage.
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Spain situated to the southern part of Europe houses several Tourist Attractions.
Tourist Destinations in Spain attracts tourist to come and feast on a variety of aspects ranging from the diverse geographical charm to the colorful cultural heritage, the architectural wonders and markets and also from the language to the cuisine of the place.
Cities in Spain
Spain is a place where we can see the beautiful architectural work and monuments. Beaches and shopping places attract the tourists from everywhere. There are many beautiful cities in Spain.

Madrid
It is the capital city of Spain. There are many museums in this city. The collection of painting in the historical time can be found in the Museo Nacinal Del Prado of Madrid. The contemporary art is exhibited in the Museum called Reina Sofia National Art Museum. King’s palace, Fountain in Paseo Del Arte and Plaza de la Cibeles fountain with beautiful light arrangements are some of the other must to visit destinations in Madrid.

Barcelona
It is the second largest city of Spain. Barcelona is famous for its beaches and coasts. Barceloneta is the most popular beach. Here people can relax or play sports with all facilities on the beach. Architecture adds in the beauty of this city. ‘Sagrada Familia Church’ is the renowned architecture of Antoni Gaudi is in Barcelona. ‘Centro’, La Rambla’ and ‘Exiample’ are the big three shopping destinations in this city.

Valencia
Principe Felipe Science interactive science Museum and L’Oceanografic aquarium are attractive destinations in this city.

Seville
For the celebration of Spanish festivals, Seville is the perfect place. The Flamenco Dance is the main attraction in this city.

Malaga
This is city is famous for beautiful castles. In addition it is the birth place o f Picasso. Thus his selective masterpieces are exhibited here in a Museum.

Bilbao
Guggenheim Museum and old monumental square called Plaza Nueva are the tourist destinations in this city.

Granada
The palace of the last Muslim ruler of Spain called Alhambra is situated on the hilltop. It is one of the landmarks in the trip to Spain.

Salamanca
Here, one can see the unique exhibition related to the discovery of cars and Automobiles. It is displayed in the unique Automobile Museum which reveals the history of cars and vehicles till the date.
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